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US immigration crackdown and deportation flights raise anxiety among Indian visa applicants.

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14 Feb 2025Priya Pareek5 min read

Impact of US immigration raids on Indians: What visa applicants need to know

Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and mass deportations have raised anxiety among Indian visa applicants. Here's how to stay compliant and avoid complications.

Portugal speeds up Golden Visa applications with a new digital processing system.

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11 Feb 2025Surbhi Gloria Singh6 min read

Portugal Golden Visa: No more delays as digital system takes over

Portugal’s AIMA launches a new digital system to clear 50,000 golden visa backlogs, automatically schedule biometrics, and accept multilingual documents, ending years of delays.

Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order in US federal court

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24 Jan 2025Surbhi Gloria Singh5 min read

Trump's birthright citizenship order blocked: Here's what we know so far

A US federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s executive order restricting automatic birthright citizenship, calling it 'blatantly unconstitutional,' providing relief to Indian tech professionals and families.

Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order sparks debate among Indian visa holders.

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23 Jan 2025Surbhi Gloria Singh7 min read

US citizenship by birth: Impact on H-1B visa, green card aspirants decoded

Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship could reshape the future for H-1B visa holders, green card aspirants, and their families in the US.

US Green Card Lottery application form with American flag backdrop.

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17 Jan 2025Varun Singh7 min read

US Green Card Lottery: A gateway to America for eligible nationals, but not for Indians

The US Green Card Lottery offers 55,000 diversity visas each year to nationals of eligible countries, but Indians remain excluded due to high migration numbers.

H-1B visa holders in the US will soon renew their visas without returning to India.

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08 Jan 2025Surbhi Gloria Singh7 min read

H-1B visa renewal process to change in 2025: No travel to India required

The US is set to introduce a formal H-1B visa renewal process in 2025, allowing holders to renew their visas domestically without returning to India.

Entrepreneurs can now self-sponsor H-1B visas through their own US-based startups.

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20 Dec 2024Surbhi Gloria Singh4 min read

New H-1B visa rule: Entrepreneurs can get visa sponsored by their own firm

The new H-1B modernization rule allows entrepreneurs to self-sponsor visas through their own startups, opening new pathways for Indian founders to enter the US market.

J-1 visa holders from India and China benefit as the US removes two-year residency rule.

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18 Dec 2024Surbhi Gloria Singh5 min read

US eases immigration routes for J-1 visa holders from India, China

The US has removed the two-year home residency requirement for J-1 visa holders from 37 countries, including India and China, easing pathways to work visas and green cards.